Discernment is not automatically built in to the lives of Christians. The ability to wisely divide truth from error is something that must be pursued and developed as a part of the sanctification process. As we saw last time, the biblical recipe for discernment starts with fervent prayer and earnest desire. Both of those are foundational,… Continue reading A Recipe for Discernment, Part 2
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The Principles of the Parable of the Vineyard
This post was first published December 7, 2018. –ed. What about application? That’s a common question from people who want more what now? and how to at the end of a sermon. Those pointers can certainly help us in our day-to-day lives. But they can also narrow our understanding of the implications of a biblical… Continue reading The Principles of the Parable of the Vineyard
Rethinking the Reformation
The following blog post was originally published on February 25, 2015. —ed. Exactly two years ago, as the Roman Catholic Church was preparing to elect its current pope, the GTY blog published several articles from John MacArthur exposing the heresies of the Catholic Church. With the papal election dominating the news cycle and public conversation, we wanted… Continue reading Rethinking the Reformation
Faith Minus Reason Equals Irrational Unbelief
This post was first published during April 2014. –ed. Many people mistakenly think of faith as inherently noble. A once-popular song extols the virtue of faith, or believing: “I believe for every drop of rain that falls, a flower grows.” No one really believes that, of course, but that is not the point. The song is a paean… Continue reading Faith Minus Reason Equals Irrational Unbelief
A Strange Encounter on Sacred Ground
The woman at the well is a familiar figure to most churchgoers. This poor Samaritan woman from John chapter 4 has managed to gain a semi-regular role in many Sunday sermons and Wednesday night Bible studies. She has been held up as a poster child for everything from social justice to stylistic worship preferences. Yet… Continue reading A Strange Encounter on Sacred Ground
Blessed Assurance
This series was first published in January 2019. -ed. God is holy and we are sinful. Those two inescapable truths should frame our entire worldview. They also explain the terror God’s saints always felt during the divine encounters recorded in Scripture. It shouldn’t surprise us that even the apostle John collapsed “like a dead man”… Continue reading Blessed Assurance
“Believing” the Bible While Denying What It Says – Blog – Eternal Perspective Ministries
I’ve been spending some time in Psalm 1 recently and have been reminded just how important delighting and meditating on God’s Word is. Here’s how the CSB renders it (note the use of “happy” in verse one for the Hebrew asher, often translated “blessed”): 1 How happy is the one who does not walk in the advice of the wicked or… Continue reading “Believing” the Bible While Denying What It Says – Blog – Eternal Perspective Ministries
A Commercial Faith
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” Romans 12:2 NIV. Have you ever noticed how commercials impact our lives? If I said, “my bologna has a first name,” most people… Continue reading A Commercial Faith
Salty Christians
Read “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.”Matthew 5:13 (NIV) Salty Christians: Do you know salt is essential to life and health, but when we use too much… Continue reading Salty Christians
The Book of Ruth
Ruth in the Fields of Boazby Francesco Hayez (1853) The book of Ruth is a beautiful love story. It is the love story of a Hebrew man and a Moabite woman. It is the story of forbidden love. The story of Ruth and Boaz is a story of forbidden marriage because the Law of Moses… Continue reading The Book of Ruth